A | B |
A rounded hollow rock lined with crystals | Geode |
The process by which atoms are arranged in a pattern | Crystallization |
Molton material inside the earth | magma |
Molten material that reaches the surface | Lava |
The size of crystals from slow cooling | Large |
The size of minerals from fast cooling | Small |
A mixture of minerals dissolved in water | Solution |
A narrow channel of mineral that is different than surrouding rock | Vein |
Hard, colorful mineral that has a brilliant luster used for jewlery | Gemstone |
These can be made into wire, flattened into sheets, and used for many things | Metals |
Mineral found in sand used to make glass | quartz |
White mineral used to make drywall | gypsum |
Soft mineral used to make talcum powder | talc |
Clear crystals of this mineral used in optical instruments | calcite |
People that search and mine for minerals | Prospecting |
There are strip, shaft, and open pit methods to obtain minerals | Mining |
A rock that has metals or non metals that can be mined at a profit | ore |
Removes metals from ore | smelting |
solid mixtureof two or more elements and at least one is a metal | alloy |